Indie series offers free experience for music fans
On Saturday, Nov. 22 in the Village Commons, WNYO will re-introduce the Indie Series, an annual event honoring lesser-known but talented bands. Greg Giannantonio, the music director of WNYO, described it as “a concert series for up-and-coming artists that aren’t…
‘The Rocky Horror Show’ succeeds, involves audiences
The gender-bending cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” came to life in Hewitt Union this Halloween. Fans of the movie will not be disappointed, as this stage adaption marvelously captures the sex, outrageousness and great rock-n-roll soundtrack that made…
Sybarite5 plays dynamic, diverse music for packed house
On Wednesday Oct. 29, the string quintet Sybarite5 took the stage in Sheldon Hall Ballroom to perform a varied set of music in front of a completely packed house, which was a surprise to many regular concertgoers. According to Colleen…
St. Joseph Choir Concert
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Oswego State students and local residents were treated to music all the way from Africa, as the Senegal St. Joseph Choir gave a show in St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption. Senegal St. Joseph Choir was…
Oswego Jazz Project
In another installment of the Focus on Faculty series, Oswego State’s faculty jazz group, the Oswego Jazz Project, took the stage this past Sunday. OJP often has rotating bassists, as their usual bassist, alumnus Max McKee has availability issues, so…
Violinist Jeremy Mastrangelo dazzles Oswego State crowds
Former concertmaster of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Jeremy Mastrangelo took the stage with faculty member Juan La Manna for a concert with all of Johannes Brahms’ violin sonatas, on Sept. 13. Brahms was a composer that lived during the Romantic…
Accomplished jazz drummer Dafnis Prieto jams out Hewitt Union
On Sept. 23 Latin-influenced drummer and composer Dafnis Prieto came to Hewitt Ballroom to put on a world-class show for a packed house. A question- and-answer session followed the concert. Prieto came to campus during the ALANA Leadership Conference. As…
Oswego State professors cut loose at Faculty Concert
[slideshow_deploy id=’17999′] This past Sunday, a large crowd in Sheldon Hall Ballroom saw the first concert of the music department of the year. Professor Jon Shallit, violin, and Howard Spindler, piano, of the Eastman School of Music performed a series…
Annual Graphic Flash melds forms of student expression
Graphic Flash will open at the Oswego State downtown on April 26 at 2 p.m. This is the third semester that students from CRW 406 and Art 313 have collaborated to create a gallery of stories transformed into images. The…
